Techno Babble

Promised on June 24th and arrived on June 25th so not too bad … the iPhone 4 is here.

Includes the iPhone 4, Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, Dock Connector to USB cable and USB Power Adapter.

Transfer from an existing iPhone 3G to the new one was straightforward.

Pop down to the O2 store, and pick up a micro-sim.

Transferring from the original sim to the new sim is all handled on-line at the O2 website – first, create a backup of your existing iPhone using iTunes, then follow the process outlined on the website for transferring between the old and new, restore from your backup and within minutes, in my case, the old phone was no more. (O2 indicate it could take up to 24 hours before the new iPhone/Sim becomes operational but this was all achieved easily within half an hour from start to end).

http://shop.o2.co.uk/new-iphone/aboutsimswap.html

Problems ?

Installation was a breeze.

Lots of reports, however, related to people experiencing a loss of signal when using the phone. Classed by some as a Major flaw, the phone can lose signal depending on how you hold it !!

Here’s a video demonstrating the problem

The official line from Apple has been quoted as:

Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.

Any solutions? (apart from not holding it like that). Possibly, there’s an accessory for that

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC597ZM/A

Now we know why …

It’s possible that this could provide suitable insulation from the antennae and the iPhone 4 Bumper may resolve the issue ( for another £25!! )

Time will tell …

Its fitting, on the day of general availability of the iPhone 4 in the UK,  that you can take a look inside.

iFxit provides full details of their iPhone 4 teardown at

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1

The new iPhone 4 was announced during the Apple WWDC 2010 Keynote Address

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc10/index.html

With more than 3 years of experience behind them, the designers were able to build on what they’d learned so far in creating the latest and greatest iPhone offering.

In brief, hardware features include:

• size, 4.5in x 2.31in x 0.37in (115.2mm x 58.6mm 9.3mm)
• weight, 4.8 ounces (137 grams)
• capacity 16GB of 32GB
• case designed from engineered ultra-durable scratch resistant glass with fingerprint resistant coating
• backlit display providing  a resolution of 960×640  at a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch
• Apple A4 processor
• 3-axis gyroscope for advanced motion sensing
• accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
• 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording and built-in LED flash
• additional forward facing camera on the front
• dual microphone system

Picture courtesy of Apple

Improved software (iOS 4.0) features include

• multi-tasking
• iBooks application
• Folders for applications
• built-in noise suppression when making calls
• improved versions of Mail and Safari

Watch the video at

http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/index.html#design-video

and read detailed information at

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Availability is scheduled for 24th June